Texas Central developers and Houston mayor Sylvester Turner announced the preferred location for its Houston passenger station, at the Northwest Mall site near the interchange of US 290 and Interstate 610.
The terminal will be located in a high-growth area, with easy access to employment centers, including the Galleria, the Energy Corridor, the Medical Center and downtown.
Texas Central named the Northwest Mall site as its preferred site because of minimal environmental and community impact and ability to connect Houstonians to desired destinations.
The selection comes about a month after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released an extensive environment analysis, the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, which said the 200-mph, Houston-to-North Texas train would alleviate the strain on the state’s existing infrastructure and is needed to accommodate growing demand.
“Houston continues to grow. Growing the smart way includes providing a wider choice of transportation options that goes well beyond more private vehicles and more roads. The Texas Bullet Train project fits the transportation paradigm shift I have called for, and now with the selection of a preferred location for the Houston station, we are one big step closer to boarding for an exciting trip to the Brazos Valley and on to Dallas,” said Mayor Sylvester Turner.
